INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 181, 3 August 1939, Page 20

INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.

THE WIGHTMAN CUP.

B. NUTHALL BRITISH CAPTAIN.

A cablegram from London stat<»s that the Brit.so woin'lis tennis team i".> |>'..iy I nited Si.ilcs h»r the ( .i|> nn.i sailed tor New Y«ik. It columns... M . s.-( 15. Nuthall I captain I. .Mrs. S. H. Ham-metr-ley (I'oinierly Miss Kreda .lames), .Missis N. I). Bl own. M. Hardwick, V. Scott anil K. I".. Staniiue.s. The cup was ilonateii li.v Mrs. <i. \V. Wiylil'Mian. ot California, lot coin p. tiiion between the two countries, ami ,>[ tne hi matcher pla.veil the Americans won hilt four of them. The British victorits wcie in 1!>24, liri-") (Forest Hills I, lirjX ami ISHO. The I!).'}S contest took place at Wimbledon and t'iie enp went west almost literally, .is three of the four Americans who defended it. and also the captain | (Mrs. Wijclitman heiseltl hailed from California. They well" Mrs. Wills Muoly, M i.-ses A. Marble anil H. .lacobs. the | other member of the team beiim Mrs. Marshall Kabvan iformerlv Miss Sarah I'al-

frey). For the fust time in the series all three Bi il'ish in L'lie singles were left-handers: I is<ses Stammers-, M. (J. Scriven ami M. K. Lamb. The Americans won by five rubbers to two. Miss Stammers beat Miss Alice i Marble, before the San Francisco player became British champion at Wimbledon I for the first time. Miss Dorothy Bunily • (who played at Stanley Street' in I'ebru- ! ary. 15)3X1. partnered by Mm. Moody. k>st one of the doublets to Misses K. M. Dearman and J. Ingram. Miss Stammeis. by the way. has hail two victories over Miss .laco'.w in the series. once at Forest Hills and once at Wimbledon. She is also the first' British player to beat Mrs. Moody for 1 - years, having accomplished the teat at Beckenhnm in 10TV>.

In this year's British final Miss Marble conquered Miss Stammers in stiaiglit sets, 6- 2. 6- 0. When Miss Stammers won the Wight man Cup rubber last year the stcore wan 3—6, 7 —o, 6—3.